1) Equality of opportunity and lifestyles: when some (disadvantaged) social groups are exposed to a greater risk of getting cancer and lower survival rates than other groups and this in part can be explained by differences in lifestyle, is this then a result of their circumstances, for which they may be entitled to compensation, or of their choices? And what does the answer to this question imply for rationing issues in health care?

2) State neutrality and lifestyles: according to the ideal of state neutrality, the state should be impartial between different lifestyles. But what, exactly, does this ideal imply with respect to the ways in which the state may legitimately campaign for ‘healthy’ lifestyles?

The project should draw on a) existing empirical research on the relation between social groups and ‘risky’ lifestyles, and b) theories in political theory/philosophy of equality, neutrality and responsibility.

The PhD fellow will be jointly associated with Centre for the Study of Equality and Multiculturalism (CESEM), University of Copenhagen, and Department of Psychosocial Cancer Research, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, the Danish Cancer Society. For further information contact Nils Holtug, CESEM, Njalsgade 80, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark tel. +45 35 32 88 81, nhol@hum.ku.dk.

The PhD fellow’s primary work place will be the Faculty of Humanities, which has an obligation to make sure that the PhD fellow has at his or her disposal the necessary resources for a satisfactory completion of the PhD project. The secondary work place will be the Danish Cancer Society, which is also obligated to make sure that the PhD fellow has at his or her disposal the necessary resources for a satisfactory completion of the PhD project. As for the utilization of these resources, the PhD fellow is subject to terms defined by the project management.

For further information on the Danish Cancer Society contact Christoffer Johansen, Kræftens Bekæmpelse, Strandboulevarden 49, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark tel. +45 35 25 76 27, christof@cancer.dk

Application procedure
Applicants need to hold a two-year Master’s degree (120 ECTS) or the equivalent, or expect to receive such by January 31, 2010. Applicants shall have submitted their thesis at the time of application, to the extent the thesis forms part of their Master’s programme.

Applicants with a non-Danish Master’s degree will have their degree assessed by CIRIUS to establish, if their Master’s degree is equivalent to a Danish Master’s degree. More information about CIRIUS is available at: http://www.studyindenmark.dk/ The PhD fellow will be employed at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen. Enrolment as a PhD student at the Faculty of Humanities’ Graduate School is a precondition for employment as a PhD fellow. A description of the PhD study program is available at: http://www.humanities.ku.dk/research/phd/

Employment as a PhD fellow occurs pursuant to the applicable rules of the Faculty of Humanities, as well as between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). Under this agreement, the PhD fellow is obliged – without further remuneration – to carry out allotted work to an extent corresponding to a total of 840 working hours in the case of a three-year contract.

Applications must be submitted on the appropriate form, which also stipulates the required enclosures to attach. Do not submit any written work. Application form and application guidelines are available at: http://www.humanities.ku.dk/research/phd/fellowships/

A certified copy of the applicant’s Master’s Degree diploma needs to be submitted as an enclosure to the application. Certification shall be by a public authority such as the institution having issued the diploma or a public bureau specialising in diploma certification. The applicant may be asked to submit the originally certified copy of the Master’s Degree diploma after the application deadline. ??The application including all enclosures is to be submitted as a single pdf-file to phdcenter@hum.ku.dk. Please write “PhD Fellowship – Cancer and Social Inequality” in the subject area of the email. ??Application deadline is August 17, 2009 at 12 noon Central European time. No supplementary documents will be considered after this deadline. As an equal opportunity employer, the Faculty of Humanities invites applications from all interested candidates regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin or religion.

For any further questions in relation to the application procedure please contact the PhD Centre, tel. +45 35 32 92 23, e-mail: phdcenter@hum.ku.dk, Room 10.1.22, Njalsgade 80, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark.

The Department of Marketing and Statistics at Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus (ASB) Denmark, invites applications for a PhD scholarship within the area of Innovation Management starting 1 March 2008.

Innovation Management is a focus area for the department’s research. In the field of Innovation Management, the Department has close research cooperations with the Copenhagen Business School (CBS) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). These networks can be leveraged by the applicant.

The applicant is expected to do his/her PhD work in the following topic areas:

• Lead user innovation and entrepreneurship
• Emerging organizational forms for innovation and new business development

The PhD scholarship is partly financed by the EBST-project “Development of a model for lead-user based entrepreneurship” and will be carried out in close collaboration with the research activities going on in this project.

EBST is a department of the Danish Ministry for Economic and Business Affairs (www.ebst.dk). The project is a cooperation project between LEGO and Aarhus School of Business. Academic partners are Copenhagen Business School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For further information on the project, please see http://www.ebst.dk/brugerdreveninnovation.dk/aarhus_school_of_business

Applicants are expected to have completed a Master’s degree in the social sciences with very good or excellent results. Good knowledge of statistics is essential.

Please contact Professor Christopher Lettl (lettl@asb.dk) for project descriptions and further information.

A PhD student in Denmark must complete an individually planned PhD course programme within the relevant research area and conduct a research project under the supervision of experienced senior researchers. As part of the PhD scholarship the applicant will be enrolled in the PhD programme comprising a number of courses within the relevant research area.

The PhD student is also expected, as part of the programme, to spend some time (up to six months), with coverage of travel and accommodation expenses, at another – often foreign – research institution. During the programme, the PhD student is further expected to gain teaching experience within the subject area as well as experience with other forms of dissemination of research results. ASB also finances participation in relevant PhD courses and scientific conferences.

Conditions of employment
The PhD fellowship has a duration of three years. Graduates and students expecting to complete their study programme in the near future may apply for the fellowship. The employment is covered by a national collective agreement.

The applicant’s research potential will be the determining factor for a positive academic assessment. Exam results will also be assessed. For further information on admission criteria and ASB’s PhD programme, please go to: http://www.asb.dk/research/phd.aspx

If you have any questions about the scholarship etc., please feel free to contact Henrik Scriver, deputy head, tel. +45 8948 6560, email: hsc@asb.dk.

Application
The application must be submitted on a special application form which can be downloaded from: http://www.hha.dk/sekr/fuu/anskemaeng.doc

or requested from Kirsten Hedegaard Fynsk, tel. +45 8948 6567, e-mail: kihf@asb.dk

Deadline for application: 7 January 2008 at 12:00 noon.

For the full details of the job announcement and applications requirements please refer to www.asb.dk/about/available

Further information about Aarhus School of Business can be found at: www.asb.dk, University of Aarhus: www.au.dk